A Walk From The Canal To Boardwalk
The Final Day Of 2009
From Noon to 1:30 pm
Everything looked nice in the snow, so I decided to take a walk. I parked at the Sandwich entrance to the Cape Cod Canal and walked past the marina, Town Beach and over to the Boardwalk.
Rocks along the canal
The snow was sticking to the cold rocks, but the temperature was just above freezing with no wind.
Canal looking toward Sandwich entrance
There was little activity among the lobster boats.
Lobster boats
Marina from lower storage lot
Everything was quiet around the marina. The pleasure boats had all been put away for the season.
Boats wrapped for the winter
The sailboats sat across the road in their own winter yard.
Sailboats waiting for spring
Buttoned up for the winter
There wasn’t much going on at the Marina building.
Sandwich Marina
A little further along there were lobster traps stacked and ready to go once the weather cleared.
Lobster traps
The Coast Guard sat ready just in case.
US Coast Guard boat
Even the local fishing boats were tied up for the New Year.
Fishing boats
About the only place there was any activity was at the fish market. There was a steady flow of people getting what they’d need for New Year’s Eve.
Joes Lobster
Across the road all was quiet at the Coast Guard Station.
Coast Guard Station
The snow was beginning to cover the beach at the canal entrance.
Beach at Cape Cod Canal entrance
Snow on the beach looking back toward the jetty
Snow collecting on the beach rocks
Snow on the beach
The snow falling on the beach grass glazed it over with a diamond-like crust.
Snow falling on beach grass back from beach
When I got to Town Neck Beach the lot, not surprisingly was empty.
Empty parking lot at Town Neck Beach
Everything was empty – no people anywhere. They must all be preparing for New Year’s Eve celebrations. I took a short walk in the dunes.
A walk in the dunes
Inner beach
The beach was empty.
Empty beach
The walkway over the dunes
The Boardwalk from the parking lot
The Boardwalk from the beach end
Looking back at the Boardwalk from the walkway over the dunes
I did walk the Boardwalk before returning. The snow made for a very nice walk on the final day of 2009.
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